Sandusky Register history

Published in a building at the corner of Columbus Avenue and East Water Street, the Clarion became a daily newspaper on April 24, 1848.

The Clarion office burned down in January 1852, destroying almost all files.

Rechristened the Daily Register, the paper continued to grow with its city, becoming a paper of Republican affiliation in 1856.

In 1859, the paper was renamed the Commercial Register.

The name plate Sandusky Register first appeared in 1869.

In 1929, the Sandusky Register purchased the Democratic-affiliated paper the Sandusky Star-Journal and moved to its present location at Jackson and Market Streets in Sandusky.

In 1941, the company acquired the rival Sandusky News, and the name on all editions was changed to the Register Star-News.

The paper resumed its original name Sandusky Register in 1958.

Its website went live in 1996.

The Sandusky Register has been named the best daily in Ohio in its circulation group by the Associated Press of Ohio eight times since 2007, in the general excellence category, placing second place in those other years.

It has earned more awards than any newspaper of its size in Ohio, and in 2018 captured all three of the best investigative reporting awards from the AP. There are seven reporters, three editors, three page editors, a sports editor, two photographers, and a news/obits clerk.